1. Absolutism in Western Europe: c 1589-1715 Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715)

2. Quintessential absolute ruler Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715)

3. The Fronde (mid-late 1640’s) Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661)

4. Versailles Palace

5. Versailles Palace

6. Religious Policies

7. Economics Jean Baptiste Colbert (1661-1683)

8. Wars of Louis XIV

9. Wars of Louis XIV: Dutch and Augsburg Wars

10. War of Spanish Succession (1701-1713)

11. Decline of the Spanish Empire